Boeing 727 N2811W
8 January 1979 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1979 at about 16:30 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N2811W, operated by Western Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 121 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N2811W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Western Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Salt Lake City, Ut
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SHEET METAL WORKERS BRASS HEAD HAMMER INGESTED BY NR 2 ENG.ABORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1979 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1979 | Boeing 727 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1979 | Boeing 727 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1979 | Boeing 727 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1979 | Boeing 727-31 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1979 | Boeing 727 | Cimarron, New Mexico, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |